Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Valdinievole
Appellation
Valdinievole is an appellation in Italy across 12 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Trebbiano Toscano, Canaiolo Nero and Sangiovese. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-23 Area 30,910 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 26.26 × 23.61 km Centre 43.9111° N, 10.7284° E Grapes Albana, Albarola, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Barsaglina, Biancone, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Clairette, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Durella, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Grechetto, Greco, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lambrusco Maestri, Livornese Bianca, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Schiava Gentile, Semillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vermentino Nero, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Other grapes Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Mueller Thurgau, Nocchianello Bianco, Nocchianello Nero Max yield 80.5 hl/ha Min planting density 3,300 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 4.8 km north-west of Montecatini-Terme Nearest city 16 km west of Pistoia 73,832 people To the sea 39 km Rivers nearby Reno (14 km) Same latitude Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 10–1,129 m Mean elevation 275 m Measured over the whole outline on 102,563 elevation cells of about 55 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Wines and grape rules White Trebbiano Toscano
max 80.5 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 73.5 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Canaiolo Nero Sangiovese
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Canaiolo Nero Sangiovese
max 59.5 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 40.2 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)58% Unconsolidated sediments25% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 12 Buggiano Chiesina Uzzanese Lamporecchio Larciano Marliana Massa E Cozzile Monsummano Terme Montecatini-Terme Pescia Pieve A Nievole Ponte Buggianese Uzzano Sources EU register of geographical indications
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